Hughes Holiday Events

1986 The Hughes Helium Choir

19 Feb 1986. Hughes Aircraft's "Helium Singers" perform at the annual winter gathering held near the Springhill Golf Course in Aurora, CO on the 19th of February, 1986. The choir was comprised of members from CHSA and other support group folks. Members were provided with balloons containing helium, from which they would inhale small quantities prior to "singing" their lines. Was a hit with the crowd! This video's origins are that from an old VHS video tape provided by Lou Macca. Lou explains during a segment of video that the date displayed was not correct…that the date was Feb 19, 1986. I took the liberty of overwriting the original video date with a caption displaying the proper date. The tape suffers from low resolution, synch problems, over/under exposure, and other ill effects attributable to that day's technology. Nevertheless, it's all we have to bring back the memories of this very fun event! Pete Latham played the part of the Penguin. Some appearing in this video have since passed on, others have moved out of state, still others remain living in the Denver Metro Area. [Enhanced audio file ]

1999 Raytheon Christmas Party

I’ve located seven photos taken at the 1999 Raytheon Christmas Party; Browning, Schuyler, the Chaffins, York, Shulsinger, Spaar, Welch, and Johnson. Most had hair back in the day.

2000 Raytheon Christmas Party

These 50+ images are from my collection of old low-resolution digitized photos, previously accessed via the HARA/Raytheon website residing on my previous server. If you find any errors, please get in touch and I'll repair them ASAP. If you have any additional photos of this event, please share them with us and we'll update the slideshow.

2004 Raytheon Winter Holiday Event

18 Dec 2004. As you can see from the title, what had been celebrated in the past as a

"Christmas" event had been by this date changed to a "Holiday" event. Hughes/GM/Raytheon

people are by and large very hard workers. Folks have learned how to cram 10 hours worth of

work into an 8-hour day. Others on occasion would work 24-72 hours straight...depending upon

the tasks at hand. So...we worked hard, and in recognition of this fact once a year a "Holiday

Event" was scheduled by the company. In 2004 Ms. Jana Shaw was the team lead for putting

together this annual event...and what a super job she'd accomplished! The event was held at the Mile High Stadium, home of the

Denver Broncos. After visiting with folks and eating a fine meal...we toured the Stadium insides and outsides...finally saw what

goes on behind the scenes! Photos by George L. Smith.

2011 ADF 40th Anniversary Gala

A gala celebrating 40 years of collaborative partnership serving our nation and her allies featuring Lt. Col. Jim Reynolds as the Master of Ceremonies and hosted by the ADF Commander Col. (now Brig. Gen.) Ron Huntley. Following the posting of the nation’s colors by the ADF-C Joint Services Color Guard, the Arapahoe High School Singers, under the direction of Kelly Parmenter, sang the National Anthems of Allied Countries attending the ceremonies. It would be a rare find to locate a group of singers who could perform any better than this group! A very special event during this Gala celebration was the presence of an American Bald Eagle during the singing of the National Anthem, seen at 6 minutes 20 seconds into the video. The occasion was highlighted with honoring four Hughes/GM/Raytheon employees for their lengthy and honorable service at the ADF, followed by messages from various agency directors and leaders.

2012 HARA Holiday Event

The 2012 HARA Holiday Event was held at the Radisson/Red Lion In SE in Auora, CO. Photos provided by Phyllis Hall.

2013 HARA Holiday Event

The 2013 HARA Holiday Event was held at the Fresh Fish Co restaurant in Denver, CO. Photos provided by Phyllis Hall.

2014 HARA Holiday Event

The 2014 HARA Holiday Event was held at the Fresh Fish Co restaurant in Denver, CO. Photos provided by Phyllis Hall.

2019 HARA Holiday Event

The 2019 HARA Holiday Event was held at the Fresh Fish Co restaurant in Denver, CO on 3 Dec 2019. Photos by George L. Smith.

HUGHES/GM/RAYTHEON HOLIDAY EVENTS Hughes/GM/Raytheon Holiday Events

1986 The Hughes Helium Choir

19 Feb 1986. Hughes Aircraft's "Helium Singers" perform at the annual winter gathering held near the Spring hill Golf Course in Aurora, CO on the 19th of February, 1986. The choir was comprised of members from CHSA and other support group folks. Members were provided with balloons containing helium, from which they would inhale small quantities prior to "singing" their lines. Was a hit with the crowd! This video's origins are that from an old VHS video tape provided by Lou Macca. Lou explains during a segment of video that the date displayed was not correct…that the date was Feb 19, 1986. I took the liberty of overwriting the original video date with a caption displaying the proper date. The tape suffers from low resolution, synch problems, over/under exposure, and other ill effects attributable to that day's technology. Nevertheless, it's all we have to bring back the memories of this very fun event! Pete Latham played the part of the Penguin. Some appearing in this video have since passed on, others have moved out of state, still others remain living in the Denver Metro Area. [Enhanced audio file ]

1999 Raytheon Christmas Party

I’ve located seven photos taken at the 1999 Raytheon Christmas Party; Browning, Schuyler, the Chaffins, York, Shulsinger, Spaar, Welch, and Johnson. Most had hair back in the day.

2000 Raytheon Christmas Party

These 50+ images are from my collection of old low- resolution digitized photos, previously accessed via the HARA/Raytheon website residing on my previous server. If you find any errors, please get in touch and I'll repair them ASAP. If you have any additional photos of this event, please share them with us and we'll update the slideshow.

18 Dec 2004. As you can see from the title, what had been celebrated in the past as a

"Christmas" event had been by this date changed to a "Holiday" event. Hughes/GM/Raytheon

people are by and large very hard workers. Folks have learned how to cram 10 hours worth of

work into an 8-hour day. Others on occasion would work 24-72 hours straight...depending upon

the tasks at hand. So...we worked hard, and in recognition of this fact once a year a "Holiday

Event" was scheduled by the company. In 2004 Ms. Jana Shaw was the team lead for putting

together this annual event...and what a super job she'd accomplished! The event was held at the Mile High Stadium, home of the

Denver Broncos. After visiting with folks and eating a fine meal...we toured the Stadium insides and outsides...finally saw what

goes on behind the scenes! Photos by George L. Smith.

18 Dec 2004. As you can see

from the title, what had been

celebrated in the past as a

"Christmas" event had by this

date been changed to a

"Holiday" event. Hughes/GM/Raytheon people are by

and large very hard workers. Folks have learned how to

cram 10 hours worth of work into an 8-hour day. Others

on occasion would work 24-72 hours

straight...depending upon the tasks at hand. So...we

worked hard, and in recognition of this fact once a year

a "Holiday Event" was scheduled by the company. In

2004 Ms. Jana Shaw was the team lead for putting

together our annual event...and what a super job she'd

accomplished! The event was held at the Mile High

Stadium, home of the Denver Broncos. After visiting

with folks and eating a fine meal...we toured the

Stadium insides and outsides...finally saw what goes on

behind the scenes!